The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-25
SPECTEHS NOT WITH Us.
EXPRESSIONS OF PROMINENT PHYsI.
CLANS AS TO THEIE EXISTENCE,
Yet Nothing Ia 1mpossi5lc-Mind Road
ing Exploits -Physical Cure by Trick
cry aud Hypnotism- Something New
in Medicine. nW
rrnm Tho Now York Hclnld

IN medicine
-
From the New York IIcnld.
Everybody in New York is talking about
the HcdlFS interview with DR.. Richard
llodgson, OF the Society Tor rsychical Ro-
search, and a good many folks Of the gen
tier persuasion retired g. their beds with
one eve open to specturs and the other
closed tight against the possible personality
projection OF some of thClI stronger minded
admirers.
The mysteries OF life have always been q
subject of much speculation, especially
among the Aforesaid gender that is gentle,
and it requires no psychical research to
prove that iact, us they are wondering
| every dav how some FREUD or other could
| afford to buy such IN expensive dolman or
| so lavish a dress, or who could have pre-
| sonted that victoria and dashing toam OF
grays.
Some Herald readers wcro curious 10
know whether the black cat with a glass
tube for Usophagus and alimcntary was
the one that used TO star the Hcrdids fast
| trains ON their races with the moon to
Washington, and everybody had "Dr Jokyl
and MIR. Hyde" in mind when they read
OF coincident sullorings and OF dual pcrson-
atty.
No IMroSSIBuITY OUTSIDE or MATHEMATICS.
DIR. William A. Hammond, the ccle-
brntcd specialist on woucu's diseases, and
acknowledged authority in this country on
c]sotcric subjects, had read the story with
much interest, and started in with right
royal cordiality to contribute his quota TO
the fascinating study.
"In the first place." said DR.. Hammond,
as he seated himself in his work-room, the
walls Of which are decorated with n fringe
of Uindoa nudes that would make Antho-
ny Comstock's eyes bulge, there is no
inpossihility about mind reading, or other
ARCHAEOLOGICAL research. In fact, there is
no impussihility outside ui mathematics.
Two and two cannot make six, IN this
world 1T least. But II you had not seen IT
you would regard II just Us impossible for
a magnetic needle 10 loo influenced 100
wards, and through n hundred mattresses,
as to believe that 4 persons mind could be
influenced by another person, or that u
force uf some kind may % ont from one
persons mind aud make another acquaini-
cd with matters without the medium OF
sense, or being able to explain how the in
formation WIS acquired.
The Indian God that ~stirtlcs visitors on
the doctor seemed TO be- assuming life ~
the recital proceeded in the dimncss OF a
drop light,
TIM LADY AND TIM rArEg SLIPS.
"For instance" continued Dr. Ham.
mond, speaking ut speed that seemed
quite commensurate with the black figures
running after each other on the lrcscOlng.
III went to see u lady and wrote u number
Of names on some slips oi paper bclor.
starting. The paper slips were folded
tight and placed in my pocket here In TIM
house. Nobody knew the names ON th,
slips, not even my wife. tNlrs. Hammond
sai near by, a charming listener and al I'll,
same time a sweet but iurcclul regulator O
the doctors orlI s%Niitncss.l The lady
never touched those, slips, and they wcr,
never opened, vet shc Rad the names
upon them. Il see Esther Hammond, she
said. There's a middle name, ! cannO
see il. All, It is Esther u. Hammond.
And m the lady went ON. Not one Of In,
ma mes ON that slip Of paper did she mics
/. lat sometimes she ODuld not got the mid
die names, although thai may have bcei
due to my handwriting. Now, l don't pre-
tend 10 say that the truth Il demonstrated
A rnat many illustrations are required
1 anu NOW llINlslllNlllE WI wv ANINl'NN' "
the London Society Tor lrychicll Research
~ well ~ my " experience, ] no not DO
icyo. liut accept the possibility
cams IN 4 CLEEuYNAS's FAMILY.
Taking up n candle DR.. Hammond wen
m%mmaging the catacombs OF lore arpuu,
his shop in search ~ a book that he coull
: not find.
d III anybody had told somebody clsr fitl
years ago" the doctor resumed, "thnt
: message would hc sem to London an'
back inside oithrc minutes hc would hny,
7 been considered a lunntir ur u hl1sphcnc
Of the immutahlc laws vi The deity. Min,
= reading IL not proven Ia thc satisfaction @
! scientific men, but il II ~ more impossible
than the ocean cable. Tho London SDcict'
Tor psychical Research obtained some inter
b csting facts through the wrliumship 81 tw,
: M three lit'lc girls, the daughters 0i a Clcr
: gymnn. They pmcccd Il by writing thI
|, NAMES oi other little girls on pieces Of pa
! per, and calling In companions 20 tell wins
Z names had been put down. Very iu'
qucntly the right nam" WIS called, nm
, generally the name WA proclaimed Rlmns
correctly. The little girls also told thO
: inccs ui cards. They would say the five u
l diamonds when Il was thr five ol spades
and the xix oi spades when II WIZ ihu
p seven ~ spades, hut th,y seldom missed
, The probability Of their Guessing the RICH
: thing Is very slim the doctrine Of chanc
tells you that
!, No Guosrs on rErvoNtTioNs.
, "Do you bclicyc In ghu-ts7' with q I'm
I, tive glance at the ebony image In The ball
, nj which Mn. Hammond remarked ihg
spcctcn arr not black.
u The whole history Of Ghosts answers
= the doctor, 'as invest liCd by The ION
r. don Society for Psychic Research, gp'
\ 10 show that thcrc are ~ such things
GLOW about tho ~prlmpuiion theory
I. that q mother will rca.fc that her fpn
n who Is many miles distant, has iu-
i dropped dCadi'
n Investigation u stoI, about prrmouI
n ton, or knowledge oi au exact happening
- fur instance, that q woman has wikrl u
Ia the night, trembling rom head 10 iul
A aud screaming that sUu h Euru John
dead, shows that tbcy urr not true. The
/ have been traced ind never once con
Grmcd."
4 Depressing somewhat from the immodI
i atc subject, but slDl remaining With
n bounds, Dr.. llamm0Rd aid there are Hpu
curious ohscryalionk recently made ii
France, which he aso docs not believe
!, llc produced q Frcna pamphlet, cntillo.
y les Emotions, chez D. Sujctg an Eul
[ d'Hlypnoiismc, par j. luys, and In open
ID Ing the pages nj sever Photographic q
(, women la various btars OF h]ypnouaui
. faid:
4 E%ONrTHfNO NEw u TrriE.
"Tho Hcrod will be- thn Gnslin America
n besides myself, 10 got hold ui this subject
n Luys Is n mcmhor tir academy oi Med
icinc. and n very distinguished physician
Is lie has been iuyestighiu Hpmc wonderful
% circumstances with which Charrol hn